Can exhalation while rising from bed relieve motion-induced pain after abdominal surgery?

Rising from the bed with exhalation to relieve motion-induced pain of post-operative wound after abdominal surgery: a non-randomised study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN95502262

Enrollment

Registered

2019-03-01

Start date

2011-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-10-04

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Conditions

Pain after open renal biopsy or inguinal hernia repair surgery Not Applicable

Interventions

The intervention involves telling patients to breath out while rising from bed. Self-rated pain (measured using the visual analogue scale) is reported after rising and is compared to the pain while ri

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have undergone open renal biopsy or inguinal hernia repair surgery within the past 3 days.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Post-operative patients without wound pain 2. Incapable of rising up from their bed due to motor deficit.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Subjective pain assessed by visual analog scale immediately after rising up with or without exhalation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026